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Women of the American Circus, 1880-1940

Katherine H. Adams, Michael L. Keene · 2012

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"In 1880 to 1940, glory days of American circus, one third to one half of cast members were women. Diaries, autobiographies, newspaper accounts, films, posters, route books, stories told by circus women, recount tableaux, freak shows, girlie shows, tiger acts, and aerial performance, beginning with representations of women as circus performers and moving to performances themselves"--Provided by publisher.

Book details

Year
2012
Language
English
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Editions
3
Pages
223
ISBN
9780786472284

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